About
(parenthetical note)“I privately say to you old friend (unto you, really, I’m afraid), please accept from me this unpretentious bouquet of early-blooming parenthesis: (((( )))).” — J.D. Salinger
Note from the editor
(parenthetical note) is a publication for thoughts and things that maybe don’t fit elsewhere. Or maybe they do fit elsewhere, but they also fit here. Point is, we publish all sorts of different things, just so long as they spark excitement and make us think.
Editors
Michael J. Ewing
Michael Ewing currently lives in Chicago where he's once again working in the restaurant biz. In other incarnations he's an actor, an improviser, and a writer.
Writers
Ariadne Schulz
Doctor of Palaeopathology, rage-prone optimist, stealth berserker, opera enthusiast, and insatiable consumer of academic journals.
Terry Bain
Author: YOU ARE A DOG http://amzn.to/1GTUrXf & WE ARE THE CAT. Teacher. Artist. Quinquagenarian.
Michael J. Ewing
Michael Ewing currently lives in Chicago where he's once again working in the restaurant biz. In other incarnations he's an actor, an improviser, and a writer.
Rob Penty
I am a writer, improviser, storyteller, and web developer living in Brooklyn, NY. Check out my blog: http://www.actuallyitsrobpentydotorg.com/
Daniel Nester
Writer, teacher, Queen fan. New book, Harsh Realm: My 1990s, coming out soon. More than you need to know at http://danielnester.com
Devorah Blachor
Author of The Feminist’s Guide to Raising a Little Princess https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/547280/the-feminists-guide-to-raising-a-little-princess-by-
Kendra Alvey
Writer (Huffington Post, Cosmopolitan, xoJane, Hello Giggles, etc.), curl enthusiast, part Ewok. Instagram: Kendragarden
Claire Zulkey
Chicago-area writer with bylines in the New York Times, Atlantic, and Wall Street Journal. Author of 2 books for young people; mother of 2 actual young people.
Joanna Penn Cooper
Joanna Penn Cooper writes poems, essays and stories. Author of The Itinerant Girl’s Guide to Self-Hypnosis (Brooklyn Arts Press). Melancholy Moms & Ethel Zine.
Tara Millette
Tara Millette is a humor and copywriter based in Philadelphia. She is the co-founder and co-editor of The Honeypot Satire. Follow her on twitter @LazyGinger
CM Evans
CM Evans is a cartoonist, illustrator, and writer. He does all his writing and most important work with a cane chair.
JP Cook
JP Cook is a civil engineer currently working on river restoration projects in the Puget Sound area.
Rebecca Raney
Respectable journalist. Terrible waitress. Reckless Violinist. YouTuber/Novelist. Contributor at The New York Times. Follow at https://raney.ck.page/posts.
Shya Scanlon
Shya Scanlon is the author of Forecast and Guild of Saint Cooper. Follow him on Twitter @shyascanlon
Dennis B. Hooper
Died Tragically Rescuing His Family From The Wreckage Of A Destroyed Sinking Battleship
Barbara Genova
columnist at Bureau of Complaint; stories in Hobart, Strange Horizons, Expat Press, FERAL, Return; real life invisible gal.